Where does “jaanalind” come from?

jaanalind (Estonian) comes from Estonian lind, from Proto-Finnic lintu, from Proto-Uralic lunta — bird; goose.

jaanalind (Estonian): ostrich, Struthio camelus

Definitions

  1. ostrich, Struthio camelus

Ancestry of “jaanalind”, step by step

jaanalind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian lind

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlindbird
2Proto-Finniclintubird
3Proto-Uralicluntabird; goose

via Estonian יָעֵן

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianיָעֵן—
Every word from Proto-Uralic lunta →Every word from Proto-Finnic lintu →Every word from Estonian lind →